Maps

Washtenaw County & Ann Arbor have joined other areas around the world that have created green maps of attractions or interests in the area that promote sustainability efforts. This project is a component of the Green Map System (www.greenmap.org), an international effort in cities all over the world to inform the public and expand environmental, social and cultural services. The main objective of the project is to begin to raise awareness and inform our citizens as to some of the services and attractions that communities in the county share. We hope that by highlighting some of these special places, more of our citizens will understand our many interdependent environmental,social and economic systems and help them to further research the options they have to live in a sustainable way.

Understanding the ecological status of our planet today is too overwhelming for most people, but the condition of our cities and towns is more readily grasped and changeable. By illuminating the places where nature and the designed environment interconnect in your city, a fresh perspective is created. People will discover and get involved with their own hometown's green and culturally important places. The Boulder Green Map is be a resource-efficient way to create a powerful new ecological view of this great city.

Eco-Montreal presents a fresh perspective on Montreal's relationship with its natural environment. This perspective gives visibility to the natural world and to how the city integrates it. Such a vision transcends politics and traditional planning. Ultimately this kind of mapping be of great value and serve as a tool for planning and environmental resource management.

As Milwaukee's first bioregional map of green resources, activities, people and practices, the Milwaukee Green Map serves as an important benchmark to recognizing current green practices and imagining future growth.

The second edition of The OTHER Map of Toronto, the city's only green map, provides a comprehensive source of information to link visitors to the many green adventures and experiences Toronto has to offer.

Trumbull is located in Southwestern Connecticut, north of Bridgeport. The "green" centerpiece in town is the Pequonnock River Valley, home to deer, coyotes, amphibians, fox, etc. This state park borders Indian Ledge town park. Featured on the map are: wetlands, lakes, hikes, gardens, farmer's market, land trusts, open spaces, compost areas, bike and hike paths, bird watching, fishing ponds, public transit systems and more.

The idea of the green Map is to give information on environmentally and ecologically significant sites in the Wellington Region - e.g. places of natural beauty, green businesses, environment centres, ecologically-designed buildings, bike and walking paths. It will also highlight environmental "Black Spots" - e.g. Owhiro Bay Quarry. Our long term goals are an electronic version to direct Wellingtonians and visitors to ecological significant places (both the environmental high and low spots), and a printed version with a subset of this information.